New Delhi, Nov 17: The wholesale trade in Delhi was partially hit today following a bandh called by confederation of all india traders to protest against trade identification number (TIN) order of Delhi sales tax department. While police sources said the bandh evoked a partial response in most of the wholesale trading centres in the capital, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) claimed that the `trade bandh' was a success.
CAIT has been demanding withdrawal of 10 page tin application form which it said has "evoked much anguish amongst the trading community".
In a statement issued today, CAIT claimed that the major wholesale markets of Delhi including that of iron and steel, auto parts, electrical and hardware remained closed and no trading activity took place.
CAIT secretary general, Praveen Khandelwal claimed, "the sales tax officials are visiting various markets of Delhi to pressurise traders to fill form which is a clear contravention of the assurance of Delhi Chief Minister and Finance Minister given to trade delegations in recent past."
"If the issue is not resolved the traders will be compelled to make it an election issue," he said.
Bureau Report